Some of my recent columns, including today's about burglar alarm sales scams, have prompted plenty of complaints about the government's inability to stop telemarketing calls to people on the Do Not Call list. When people ask me why more isn't...

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Some of my recent columns, including today's about burglar alarm sales scams, have prompted plenty of complaints about the government's inability to stop telemarketing calls to people on the Do Not Call list. When people ask me why more isn't ...

These disciplinary and licensing actions were announced recently (in August and September) by Pennsylvania's licensing boards against professionals who live and work in the Lehigh Valley area. The information is taken verbatim from the PA Department of State's

Allentown Fair’s first year of selling beer at its headline grandstand shows last year, uh, flowed so well that it not only will return this year, but will be expanded, officials say. Crowds at Allentown Fair's first Grandstand Pub last ...

I wrote last month about how tricky it can be shopping for electricity in Pennsylvania, and how some electric suppliers make the process even more difficult by misleading customers. The state fined yet another company this week, accusing it of ...

These disciplinary and licensing actions were announced recently by Pennsylvania's licensing boards against professionals who live and work in the Lehigh Valley area. The information is taken verbatim from the PA Department of State's website, where you can fi

Cedar Crest College in Allentown is offering a brand new course in Arts and Entertainment Marketing that will give students the chance to work with film and TV stars. During the course, open to college students and high school seniors, ...

In writing yesterday about a record fine against a telemarketer accused of violating the Do Not Call law, I lamented that it's tough to stop annoying sales and scam calls. But there are a few things you can try. Al ...

Coordinated Health hopes you like orange. The private, for-profit hospital network is embarking on a new marketing campaign featuring that eye-catching color. To see what it's all about start with the Light the Lehigh Valley website, which introduces consumers

AUTO/DRIVING INFORMATION
All new residents of Pennsylvania are required to register their vehicle(s) within 20 days of establishing residency and to obtain a Pennsylvania driver's license within 60 days. Additionally, new residents must...

Allentown's arena project could cost $175 million and include an events center that would push into a second downtown block.
Even as city officials push to acquire properties to build the $100 million-plus arena, Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski confirmed...

When Roberta Gaines first started with Prudential Patt, White Real Estate 26 years ago, they had a small office in Allentown and a handful of sales agents.
Today, the company has 265 people in five offices and handles more than $500 million in annual...

How many employers would hire a high school senior to cut grass one summer, help pay for his college education and then give him the top computer job in the company three years later?
Fellowship Community did just that for 23-year-old David Sutter of...

When Harbortouch moved from Clinton, N.J., to Hanover Township, Lehigh County, two years ago, it brought 175 employees. Today the company, which sells credit card processing terminals and touch screen point-of-sale systems to merchants, has 350 workers...

I can't count the number of hours I've spent on my driveway, basketball in hand, rhythmic thud cutting through silence with every bounce against the pavement. The noise of my practice is faithfully echoed by that of my neighbor and fellow basketball...

The owners of Allentown's future minor league hockey team will make $6.7 million in rent payments over 29 years, cover up to $500,000 a year in capital improvements and make annual payments starting at $100,000 for the right to play hockey in and...

It's radioactive, its plants can be expensive to build and it scares the bejeebers out of many, but to some, nuclear energy is the future.
That may well be true, but for now, the race to that future has slowed to a cautious crawl as regulators have...

There aren't many companies whose business plans include convincing their customers to use less of their product.
Imagine the cashier at your local McDonald's trying to talk you out of super-sizing your value meal.
"Sir, you could really make do...

• Owner: We are publicly traded and have been listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange since 1968.
• Founded: FLSmidth was founded in Denmark in 1882. In 1990, FLSmidth acquired the Lehigh Valley- based Fuller Co. whose roots can be traced...

Telemarketers, particularly robocallers, ringing the phones of Lehigh Valley homes are a frequent frustration the Watchdog hears. I'm often asked, "Why do they call if I'm on the Do Not Call list? How can I make them stop?" You might ...